Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Deciphering potent DNA toxin's secrets

08/09/2017 01:47 PM EDT

molecular model of the lesion that the bacterial toxin yatakemycin forms on DNA

A team of Vanderbilt University researchers has worked out the molecular details that explain how one of the most potent bacterial toxins known--yatakemycin--kills cells by preventing their DNA from replicating.

Full story at https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/08/01/deciphering-potent-dna-toxins-secrets/

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Vanderbilt University


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